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What is MLA Citation Style

MLA 8th Edition

The Modern Language Association created the MLA Style to provide researchers with guidelines for writing and documenting scholarly borrowings. Use MLA to cite Math, History and English.

A citation consists of the author and title of the source and the container. A container is the element that "holds" the source. Example: If you read an articled on the website, the article is the source and the website is the container. If you read a short story, the story is the source and the anthology is the container.

The MLA core elements are:

Author.

Title of Source.

Title of Container,

Other Contributors

Version,

Number,

Publisher,

Publication Date,

Location.

Video on how to create a Parenthetical Citation

MLA Basic "How To"

Here are some basic "How To's":

The Works Cited page is on a separate sheet of paper at the end of the document.

The words Works Cited should be centered at the top of the page.

Do Not number entries.

Double space entries (not each line).

Indent the second and all following lines of each entry 5 spaces (a hanging indent).

All entries should be in alphabetical order by the first word of the entry.

Template provided by MLA for students to gather information

Noodletools

Example - MLA Works Cited Page

See what your Works Cited page should look like. The Works Cited page should:
- Be the last page of your paper with the words Works Cited centered at the top of the page.
- Be listed in Alphabetical Order.
- Begin with a hanging indent for the second line.